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Howard Fineman spoke with all the confidence of a pundit with an attitude. I never interviewed the guy in 1987 or at any time in 1993, and I have never seen him, in public or private, look less convincing, yet more sure of himself, more cocky. With his smarmy pronouncements and overbearing certitude, he looked, well, foolish. Not surprising since what he was doing in Newsweek was spinning his take on what he wanted to hear.
Hot Air has the video. Judge for yourself. Fineman may be a wordsmith, but he really isn't a good judge of facial expression. Did Bush look serious? Yup. Scared? Not even close. The office of the President of the United States wreaks havoc on the office holder and they age – a lot – during their tenure. Bush, like a lot of people before him, is showing that stress of holding that office.
By Heru, January 11, 2007 @ 8:57 am
I sensed apprehension and a lack of confidence. But he may have had a bad case of gas. In any event, what we all can agree upon is that a whole lot more of our soldiers will die in Iraq. History will be the judge as to whether or not it was worth it.